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Fired Google Workers Ousted Over Israeli Contract Protests File Complaint

Dozens of Google workers who were fired after internal protests surrounding a lucrative contract that the technology company has with the Israeli government have filed a complaint with labor regulators in an attempt to get their jobs back. The complaint …

Japanese Doctors Demand Damages from Google Over “Groundless” Reviews

A group of Japanese doctors has filed a civil lawsuit against U.S. search giant Google, demanding damages for what they claim are unpoliced derogatory and often false comments. The lawsuit, filed last week in Tokyo District Court, demands 1.4 million …

Google Agrees to Delete Web Browsing Data as It Settles ‘Incognito’ Lawsuit

Google said it would delete millions of records of users’ browsing activities as part of a settlement of a class-action lawsuit that alleged it tracked people without their knowledge. The case, filed in 2020, alleged the Alphabet Inc. unit surreptitiously …

Apple, Google, Meta Probed by EU in Test of New Digital Law

Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc. face the risk of potentially hefty fines as the European Union opened a full-blown investigation into the firms’ compliance with strict new laws reining in the power of Big Tech. The …

US Judge Says Google Must Face Some Advertisers’ Antitrust Claims, Dismisses Others

Alphabet’s Google must face advertisers’ proposed class action lawsuit claiming that it monopolizes the ad exchange market, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday. But U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel dismissed some other antitrust claims, including those focused on ad-buying tools …

Google Hit With $2.3B Lawsuit By Axel Springer, Other Media Groups

Alphabet’s Google was hit with a 2.1-billion-euro ($2.3 billion) lawsuit by 32 media groups including Axel Springer and Schibsted on Wednesday, alleging that they had suffered losses due to the company’s practices in digital advertising. The move by the group …

Google to Pay $155 Million in Settlements over Location Tracking

Google agreed to pay $155 million to settle claims by California and private plaintiffs that the search engine company misled consumers about how it tracks their locations, and used their data without consent. Both settlements resolve claims that the Alphabet …

Google Backs Creation of Cybersecurity Clinics with $20 Million Donation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Free medical clinics and legal aid clinics, where college students and their instructors help their communities while also learning more about their professions, are now commonplace. Google hopes to add cybersecurity clinics to that list. Google CEO …

‘Godfather of AI’ Leaves Google, Warns of Tech’s Dangers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sounding alarms about artificial intelligence has become a popular pastime in the ChatGPT era, taken up by high-profile figures as varied as industrialist Elon Musk, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky and the 99-year- old retired statesman Henry Kissinger. …

Supreme Court Weighs Google’s Liability in ISIS Terror Case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up its first case about a federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet by shielding Google, Twitter, Facebook and other companies from lawsuits over content posted on their …